For those of you who have suffered from a bad back or know someone with a bad back you know that you will try anything to make it better. I was the same. I tried physio, chiropractor, spinal decompression all of which proved to be a total waste of money. The pain and the effect on the quality of life, not being able to do the simplist of things such as walking and the fact that things were getting progressively worse led to my decision to pursue surgery.Thanks to my good friend and personal physician (Bob Harper) who was instrumental in getting me an appointment with a top Spinal Surgeon (Dr. Richard Hu) I made the decision to proceed with surgery. Dr. Hu will be performing a spinal fusion using spacers for fusion between the L4/L5 vertebra and a rod system to stabilize the spine(see attached picture). The operation is scheduled for Monday November 24th and takes approximately 4 hours. I will be in hospital 4 to 5 days.
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